The existence of these planets is rarely made obvious but there are many of them throughout the Imperium. Travel to these worlds is forbidden except for the most well-informed and heavily armed expeditions, and even then only with a very good reason. ......or my little place to rant, post, pic and what have you about gaming,painting,models,general nerdery and such.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

A trio of Chooser of the Slain counters for a Space Wolf player. It is a donation to the cause. I had these Warmaster Carrion models lying around (used them for D&D stuff years ago). Figure they would make acceptable Chooser markers. He gets them and I get them out of the Drawer of Forgotten Models. A simple prime, pin and away they go for painting.

Monday, August 29, 2011

After watching most of Apocalypse Now, I started thinking about the Imperial Guard.I’m not thinking the typical Chimera Veterans, I’m thinking Air Calvary! The scenes in that movie with Robert Duvall are great and that is the inspiration for this list.

"We use Wagner. It scares the shit out of the orcs. My boys love it!"

I’ll build to my typical 1500 point limit as that is what we like to play at. I’ll need an HQ and a one that is befitting Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall’s character). A Lord Commissar should fit the role, it is also a nice cheap HQ, and this gives me more points for the meat of the list.

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"THRAKA DON'T SURF!"

﻿Vendettas will be the helicopters for this force. I’ll take four, two squads of two each. Who doesn’t love the three twin-linked lascannons on a fast skimmer? It might be over kill, but for the same points I could have Valkyries with rocket pods and multi-laser, but I’ll take the S9 and twin-linked over S4 large blasts. If only these had a viable napalm option.

Friday, August 26, 2011

The first Grey Knight elite I’ll cover is chock full of badass! Well at least that is what we have been lead to believe. They are the best Terminator (well I still think the troop version is the best but….) in the game, forget everything else you have been told. Well what and who are they? They are the Paladins.

These are the super elite Terminators of the Grey Knights. They must partake and pass in eight quests to become one of these most awesome of awesome Terminators. They have to slay a herald of each Chaos pantheon, they have to slay the dragon of Angnor, they must cross the Bridge of Death, they have to cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with a herring, they must stand up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol, and…well you get it. They have to do a bunch of insanity to fight Chaos insanity as a Paladin.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Well it doesn't say Khorne army without some of his lovable hounds. I decided to add a squad of these to my force. I'm not sure they are a great unit, but they fit the theme.

I really hate the Flesh Hounds that G.W. has so I went for an alternative model. These are the previous Dark Elf Cold Ones. I was originally using them for Dark Eldar Warp Beasts. Well, since I shelved that force, I thought these would serve a better purpose under the guise of Flesh Hounds.﻿

Monday, August 22, 2011

The final heavy support choice for the Grey Knights is the Purgation Squad. These are the Devastators/ Havocs for this army. If you have been following along you can already guess what they can and how they will be armed.

This guy and three more just like him!

These guys are no different than there Grey Knight brethren when it comes to wargear, rules, stats and number per squad. They have Hammerhand and also the psy power Astral Aim. Heck they even cost the same amount of points as a Strike Squad and can grab up to five extra guys exactly like Strike Squads. They also have the same options for transport (Rhino/Razorback). They have one main difference though, and we can all guess it….they can take up to four special weapons (but let’s face it there is only one real choice).

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Friday nite was the first of two trips to see Blink 182 on tour this year. They are currently touring with Manchester Orchestra and My Chemical Romance. It was in St. Louis at the Verizon Amphitheater. We, Manders and me, saw them at this same venue last year.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Conscripts represent hastily conscripted men, raised from the local population, new recruits, or from the surrounding planets in time of war (usually when it is going badly). These are usually ill-trained and often too old or young to join the regular rank and file soldiery. If that wasn’t good enough, they are usually given only the most basic of equipment. It is hoped that the weight of numbers and massed fire will balance out the lack of combat training and discipline.

They are very similar to the typical Imperial Guardsmen; they have the same stats except for a WS 2, BS 2 and a hefty leadership 5. They are only 1 point less than their better trained Guardsmen brethren, which I find a bit strange. They come armed with a lasgun, close combat weapon and flack armor. They start in a squad of twenty and can have up to thirty more in the squad. They can also only be fielded if an Infantry Platoon is chosen, much like heavy weapon squads and special weapon squads. Last they are a troop option and that is handy for 2/3 of the regular rulebook missions.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

On the heels of last weeks melta gunner I decided to finish off my remaining jump packers. I had four regulars to use as another squad (with soon to be finished add-in Sarge) or as extra bodies for my existing three squads. ﻿

Monday, August 15, 2011

All the Marine chapters have these, even the eeevil chapters, Dreadnoughts. They are the sort-of and close to dead warriors thrown in a robot body to continue the fight. Sure it sounds great, but sometimes dead is better.

Friday, August 12, 2011

So a I finished building my new Khorne Demon Prince, from a Mordor troll, I got the itch to paint again. I remembered I had re-tasked a ground pounding melta gunner to the airborne division. I needed to get the walking assault squads another tank slagging specialist.

﻿Since I still have a few melta guns left and marine parts to attach it to, I built and painted this guy today.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

How do you fight a big gribbly demon when you are a suped-up but still tiny human? Simple, throw on an tricked out exo-suit to help you beat f﻿ace!

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"If at first you odn't succeed, get a bigger hammer." Alan Lewis

﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿The Dread Knight is this amalgam of man and machine. It is basically a bigger tougher Grey Knight Terminator. These are the super elite Grey Knights who like to fight big'o demons face-to-face, and with their stats and abilities they look to be quite good at it.
The Dread Knight has a WS 5, BS 4, strength and toughness 6, wounds and initiative 4, 3 attacks, leadership 10 and a 2+/5++ save. They have the Grey Knight standard flair, abilities and the additional power, Dark Excommunication (nullifies demon upgrades and such if psy test passes). The come armed with two nemesis doom fists and Dread Knight armor. This guy is a Monstrous Creature and follow all their rules. These guys run CXXX (in Roman numeral) points.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Another Gen Con has come and gone. It was a rather productive and enjoyable day. I was wondering how the Con would be this year, with the economy in the toilet and all that. I have pics but need to download and futz with them a bit. They will be in a later post. Here is a quick rundown of happenings and experiences.........

Friday, August 5, 2011

For the last 6 years I have skipped over to Indy for this little convention, Gen Con. I have gone with the guys, I have gone with my kid, and I've even turned Manders into a fan the last two years. It is a good time and I always return home with treasures.

Every year I usually go with a short list of "needed" items. The last few years they have been models to build or finish 40K armies. This year though I have no real 40K army needs. I do not want to start a new force. I have pretty much all I need for Chaos, Necrons, and Night Lords. I even have a Dark Eldar force that is 3rd ed. models and could flesh them out, but they are very close to becoming an E-bay auction. My Demons could use a bump to 1500, but the Blood God just isn't calling to me now. So where does this leave me? What bargains and treasures am I going to return with?

I have no damn idea!

There are always a few descent shirt vendors that call to me. The Dr. Who people have gotten a bigger following and always have some good kitchy stuff. Flying Frog is pimping a new game and I have had good dealings with them in the past. Privateer is usually too cramped with people to hang around, but another demo of Warmachine or Hordes would be helpful. I'm still on the fence with that game system.

Outside of this I'm lost for what I want this year. This could be good as I'll spend less money. It could also be bad since I'll have more money to spend on shineys, penny whistles and Moon Pies!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Strange how this was supposed to be a summer of winged death. It hasn't. Whomever brought that G.W. rumor out was sadly mistaken. Yes I know that there are "technically" two months of summer left. However, I think this rumor is dead. I am surprised how everyone was all geeked -out for these cool planes and such we all were getting. Then all of a sudden silence. Nobody seems to remember the madness this rumor instilled in people. There was that 6th ed. thing flying around to distract everyone, and then the Sisters of battle showed up too. The flying stuff was forgotten and possibly never spoken about. Weird how that happens. A super cool awesome heard it from a good source rumor...that doesn't pan out or is forgotten due to shiny new distractions.

Although, I'll happily eat crow if a bunch of plane pics show up from G.W.

The Sisters of Battle, the nuns with guns are soon to be a White Dwarf codex over the next two issues. This was how the Blood Angels started to get them into 5th, and the Sisters are getting a similar treatment. Will it be a good intro for them into 5th? Who knows. I kind f don't care. If this was an official codex with model support I'd at least grab the codex for a read and to know my enemy. However, as a White Dwarf only, I'll just wait until they PDF it on their website. I imagine it will make them playable, but not super awesome like the seven people who still run Sisters want.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

It is one of my favorite weeks of the year, the week building up to gen Con Indy. Being a regular attendee since 2004, I get a bit jazzed as the week progresses. It also helps that it is only a two hour drive from here in Illiniois. I figured I'd share some of the photos I've nabbed from the last three years. I am still old school and perfer actualy film to digital. I know that is completley archaic. I have had a digital camera with me, via Manders, the last three years, and it does make it easier to share these photos with the interweb.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Not sure I'll jump into this game, as I know of zero people who play. However, I see the Wyrd people, they make this game, at Gen Con every year. Hell I remember when they were starting out and pimping their models and upcoming game, Malifaux. Mayhaps they can get me interested (well if they want monies they will) or uninterested in this game. A silly rules set or an overly complicated one will easily drive me away. I'm looking for a Goldilocks rules set here, and we know those are hard to come by.

Well there is a lot for me to like in this game: undead, steampunk, horror, and other assorted oddities. Hopefully I can get a demo, or watch a game or two. Then I might make a decision. The real problem is lack of players near me, well at least those I know. I would have to get the gang interested and we would have to learn it together. It always seems to help learning the game from an experienced player as to a bunch of newbies figuring it out together.

After some light reading and model perusing, I really like the look of some Arcanisits and Outcasts. Yes I know the Ressurectionists should just scream at me for use (zombies be here), but I want to break the cycle just a little bit. I know if I/we take to this game, I'll have a Ressurectionists group eventually.

So look out Wyrd Miniatures, I'm coming to Gen Con this weekend and you better dazzle my pants off if you want my cash!

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